On April 22 we had a pipe elbow failure in our Emergency Department (ED) causing a significant water leak. Crews are assessing the impact and we are in the process of water abatement. Our ED is open, but several rooms are currently offline which could increase wait times. Some surgeries are also being rescheduled.
UPDATED: Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGP): Precautions & Testing for Hospitalized Patients
2/3/2021
Author:
Long Nguyen, MD, Incident Command Med/Tech
Here is the document with pre-procedural precautions and testing guidelines
Key updates:
- If the status of the current surveillance test is unknown (pending) and there is no clinical suspicion of COVID, use standard precautions based on the last negative test.
- If an urgent AGP is needed and COVID-19 clearance test results are unknown, then perform the procedure with temporary airborne isolation precautions.
- If a COVID recovered patient becomes symptomatic, treat as PUI and consult ID for testing guidance.